Windows Update UI Enable-Disable
Purpose
This solution provides the option to enable/disable the Windows Update UI and also facilitates the Notification level settings with the auditing feature.
Associated Content
| Content | Type | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Updates - Enable or Disable Settings | Script | Manages Windows Update user interface access and notification behavior using local policy settings. This script controls two Windows Update behaviors by configuring supported registry policy keys under HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate. |
| cPVAL Windows Update Button | Custom Field | This custom field is used to configure the Windows Updates notification based on the selected options. |
| cPVAL Windows Update Notification Level | Custom Field | This custom field is used to configure the Windows Updates notification based on the selected options. |
| cPVAL Enable Windows Update Management | Custom Field | This custom field allows the option to run the Windows Update UI management to be enabled or disabled based on the OS type selection. |
| cPVAL Windows Update UI State | Custom Field | This stores the Windows Update UI state audit from the script Script - Windows Updates - Enable or Disable Settings. |
| cPVAL Windows Update Notification Setting | Custom Field | This stores the Windows Update (Check for Updates) notification level state that is fetched from Script - Windows Updates - Enable or Disable Settings |
| Windows Update UI Settings - Workstations | Compound Condition | This compound conditions applied to the Windows Workstation Policy and it checks for the Windows agent where the cPVAL Enable Windows Update Management custom field is set at the Organization, Locations, or Device level. |
| Windows Update UI Settings - Servers | Compound Condition | This compound conditions applied to the Windows Server Policy and it checks for the Windows agent where the cPVAL Enable Windows Update Management custom field is set at the Organization, Locations, or Device level. |
| Windows Update UI Audit | Group | This group shows the status of the custom fields cPVAL Windows Update UI State and cPVAL Windows Update Notification Setting gathered by the script Windows Updates - Enable or Disable Settings. |
Implementation
- Create the Script - Windows Updates - Enable or Disable Settings
- Create the custom field cPVAL Windows Update Button
- Create the custom field cPVAL Windows Update UI State
- Create the custom field cPVAL Windows Update Notification Level
- Create the custom field cPVAL Windows Update Notification Setting
- Create the custom field cPVAL Enable Windows Update Management
- Create the group Windows Update UI Audit
- Schedule the compound conditions Windows Update UI Settings Servers and Windows Update UI Settings Workstations.
Changelog
2026-04-22
- Initial version of the document